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'New technologies help us build a caring culture where nobody feels alone'

Technology
Karen Thornton
17 May 2023

For many companies, the lasting impact of the pandemic has been a profound one, most notably the increase in the reliance of homeworkers and a rapid change to new and unfamiliar ways of working. 

Work-life balance model on laptop

It firmly established itself as a point in time where companies had to look at their mental health efforts – how could they ensure their dispersed workforce was able to stay engaged, stick together and talk about how they’re feeling through technology?

As a result of this shift in working, according to the Office for National Statistics, there are now around 40% of adults opting to work from home, so we must be conscious of not letting efforts to support our homeworkers from this time fade – the importance of mental health must go well beyond those events.